GE HealthCare Establishes the GE HealthCare Foundation
13 Marzo 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Building on GE HealthCare’s legacy in medical technology, the GE
HealthCare Foundation will advance equitable access to precision
healthcare with an initial focus on improving maternal health
outcomes globally
Today, GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) a leading global medical
technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions
innovator, announced the establishment of its philanthropic entity,
the GE HealthCare Foundation. The Foundation will operate as a
charitable organization, incorporated separately from GE
HealthCare, focused on advancing equitable access to precision
healthcare.
The GE HealthCare Foundation supports nonprofit organizations
aimed at making healthcare more accessible, personal, human, and
flexible – and ultimately, strive to remove barriers that separate
underserved communities from equitable healthcare. With an initial
focus on improving maternal health outcomes globally, the
Foundation addresses a critical need: Every two minutesi, a woman
dies due to pregnancy or childbirth-related complications,
compounded by a severe shortageii in primary care and midwifery
professionals worldwide.
“The GE HealthCare Foundation was born out of GE HealthCare’s
legacy of delivering access to care, and a desire to advance health
equity by reducing the limits and barriers faced by those in
underserved communities,” said Danielle Halstrom, President of the
GE HealthCare Foundation. “When we looked at where we could focus
the Foundation’s first programs, the lack of resources and care for
moms and babies around the world clearly indicated where we should
start. Beginning our Foundation’s work, we look forward to
continuing to expand that impact across other issue areas as an
extension of our company’s mission striving for equitable
healthcare access.”
Through grants to nonprofit organizations with proven track
records, the Foundation is dedicating its philanthropic efforts to
bolster access to specialized maternal care. Simultaneously, it is
investing in training a workforce to provide critical support and
save lives throughout the stages of pregnancy and childbirth. The
Foundation’s inaugural grantees are:
- The Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization
that provides data and evidence to help advance upward mobility and
equity. The Foundation is funding the creation of a public
knowledge base of United States Medicaid policies and practices
related to the use of AI and algorithmic methods to help reduce
maternal health disparities.
- The Lwala Community Alliance, a community-led initiative
tackling maternal and infant mortality in Kenya. Through this
partnership, the Foundation is funding training, technology, and
longstanding educational resources for nurses and clinical officers
in Kenya on obstetric ultrasound – detecting need early.
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), a national
network of Black women-led and Black-led birth and reproductive
justice organizations and professionals. Support from the
Foundation will help BMMA raise awareness and foster tangible
improvements in Black maternal health through its Black Maternal
Health Week campaign, training institute, and a pilot program to
inform its Black Maternal Health Incubator Hub, a learning space
for the Black maternal, perinatal, and reproductive health
workforce.
- Project ECHO, which focuses on increasing capacity,
resilience and collaboration among the public health workforce in
Indonesia. The Foundation is funding the capacity building of
Primary Health Centers in the region to successfully navigate the
continuum of maternal child health care – touching on topics like
maternal nutrition and child stunting, pre- and neonatal maternal
care and safe delivery, and family planning.
The Foundation is committed to supporting leading nonprofits to
improve the health and safety of mothers and babies in underserved
and vulnerable communities. The Foundation will expand this
approach into additional focus areas in the coming years.
In addition to these programs, the Foundation will support
humanitarian relief during times of natural disasters and crises,
as well as a colleague matching gifts program for U.S.
employees.
To learn more about the Foundation, please visit
https://www.gehealthcare.com/foundation.
About GE HealthCare
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology,
pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator,
dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data
analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more
effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and
happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 100 years, GE
HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate
care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care
pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions,
and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care
from diagnosis, to therapy, to monitoring. We are a $19.6 billion
business with 51,000 colleagues working to create a world where
healthcare has no limits. Follow us on LinkedIn, X (formerly
Twitter), and Insights for the latest news, or visit our website
https://www.gehealthcare.com/ for more information.
[i] A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or
childbirth: UN agencies. World Health Organization. 23 February
2023.
https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-childbirth--un-agencies
[ii] Nursing and midwifery. Key Facts. World Health Organization.
18 March 2022.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nursing-and-midwifery
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